... I can honestly say with my first kid I knew from the beginning I was going to need to take responsibility in my own hands and raise my kid. I knew it would be hard but I had no idea it was going to be that hard and I had to make a major decision in my life. The job I had I knew I could not support me and my son, so I applied for a job quit my old one without any clue I was going to get the other one. I will say God worked in my favor and must have knew my hardship. Although, no one chooses to be a single parent because of the obstacles and struggles we face, just to find personal time, the money to support the family and family needs, and trying to find time to spend with your kids is a challenge. I remember my grandma telling me, once you have a kid the time you thought you loved so much no longer exist. She wasn't lying because trying to find personal time is the struggle of a lifetime. I recently had twins a year ago and that just made my life even harder just trying to find the time to blink. With three kids in my house taking a simple shower is a struggle because all the kids want to be around you and want to know where is mommy? If I put the twins down for a nap my oldest son wants him time with me, so I have to play a game, read a book or just sit on the couch and watch a movie till the twins wake up. So, napping as a single parent is non-existent in my book. If someone knows the code to taking a nap with three young kids, please let me know because I want to...
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...February 2014 Summary of " Remarks to the NAACP National Convention" In Remarks to the NAACP National Convention, Michelle Obama states it's the parents responsibility to fight childhood obesity.She begins by stating the mission of the NAACP then gets into some problems occuring in African American culture. She then briefly says that although the NAACP has accomplished a lot, many African American children attend crumbling schools a great number of their families are "barely scraping by"(Obama 419). She also states that in America "one in three children is overweight or obese"(Obama 420) Then she begins to talk about how the way we live used to be different In the past. She claims that kids used to walk to and from neighborhood schools. She also says that when she was younger schools "had recess twice a day and gym class twice a week like it or not"(Obama 421). Next she briefly speaks of the different eating habits kids and families had in the past. She shared her family rarely ate out and that they "never ate anything fancy, but the portion sizes were reasonable"(423). After she finished speaking about the eating habits of the past, she then discussed the lifestyles of children today. She says that many children "can't attend neighborhood schools or don't"(423). Plus many kids dont have schools within reasonable walking distance so instead they must have there parents take them or ride the bus. She also states that "recess and gym...
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...Lauren Goldstein PSY 105 February 2, 2014 Responsible Youngster This is the moment my life changed forever; I became a teenage mother. Let me explain. As far back as I can remember, growing up as a child was full of sugar rushes, imaginary friends, and endless adventures. I was the only child in my mother's house for nine and a half years until my brother was born. I had every toy I asked for and every light up shoe I ever dreamed of. My parents both worked well paying jobs and practically gave me any and everything I wanted. Many people called me spoiled, but I considered myself loved. Over the years, receiving gifts turned into earning them. I recall my mother giving me a list of daily tasks and chores to complete throughout the week. If I completed each chore and kept my grades up in school I would earn an allowance. It didn’t take long for me to appreciate the value of money. When I was 12 I started saving my money in a purple shoe box that I kept under my bed. Each week I would ask my parents for additional chores so that I could make extra income. By the time I was 14 I decided to do something I loved while getting paid to do it; babysit. On my sixteenth birthday I had saved over $700 and my father took me to open a savings account at the local bank. I remember feeling accomplished and “grown”; not knowing that I would find out the true meaning of that word within a couple of months. As I entered the eleventh grade my uncle, who is two years younger than...
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...age for kids to start to grow up? Kids should enjoy being young and carefree. They should be able to know what’s right for their age and what’s not. Many kids today are not enjoying their time being kids. They are taking on responsibilities that they shouldn’t at their age. The Internet, influences, and trends are making these kids grow up way too fast. To begin with, the Internet has a big effect on the kids now days which cause them to grow up too early. In an article Kids ARE growing up faster today - and it's all down to technology: Facebook and mobile phones causing children to mature more quickly, poll reveals stated that, “70 per cent of their children, aged 12 or under, now search the web unsupervised.” Parents...
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...which you share forever in sadness, in happiness and in every situation of life but this bond is fading away between Wayne and Caroline in the story Signals. It is an important decision which is made by everyone once in their life, and its scary to think that one day you will wake up and you can’t be careless anymore as you have a responsibility of a person and the whole family on you as the man in the poem Marriage expresses his confusion towards that. In Marriage Corso states about a guy sitting and wondering should he get married or not. And if he does what are the consequences he is going to face after getting married. Firstly, he thinks of going to the girl’s house and talking to her parents and he is afraid what if her parents rejected him knowing where does he work. And then the man picturing everything after that which turns out to be both positive and negative consequences and still confusing that he should get married or not. On the other hand, in Signals Wayne and Caroline are a married couple who goes out to eat in an expensive restaurant that is at Aldo’s. And Wayne is bit uncomfortable with the environment because of Aldo himself taking care of his dear wife Caroline and wander around her. Although that was Aldo’s very own business policy to flatter customers and give them special attention so that they visit the place again but Wayne couldn’t figure that out. This states the...
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...Tease with Technology Due to the increase in cell phone use, texting and social media websites, cyberbullying is on the rise. Parents need to listen to their children when a child opens up to them. Even though sometimes it is hard to even open up to their parents, children need that open environment and discuss what is going on in their life. Suicide in children and teenagers that are cyberbullied are on the rise and we need to assist them and resort to legal action. Schools need to teach students about cyberbullying can hurt and help put a stop to it and hold cyberbullies accountable for their infractions on innocent people. Educating students about cyberbullying, demonstares how it hurts, prohibiting cell phones on school grounds and taking away the do make it to school grounds will help the school. Lawmakers are in the process of creating more serious and stricter laws against the person and persons doing the bullying. Many states and cities are also creating laws and punishments for people who do such a crime. These people need to be more seriously punished in order to learn how seriously they have hurt the person being bullied. Cyberbullying is hurtful and growing trend that schools everywhere need to get more involved to help put a stop to it. There are many stories of cyber bullying that go to far and sometimes have teenagers committing suicide to escape their torment. Rachael Neblett, a seventeen-year old high school student from Kentucky, took her life October 9, 2006: ...
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...------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Homeschooling: good or not good ------------------------------------------------- Parents, teachers, academicians, educationists and researchers know and agree to the fact that children need to be taught/ educated in order to learn and impact knowledge and skills on them. For kids, this is not exclusively imparting knowledge on them but also taking care of their physical fitness, social welfare where they get to know how interact and live with one another harmoniously, emotional wellness, among other things. This process of schooling also constitutes upbringing; and it should be done in a an environment that is conducive for the children and where they can as well access social amenities essential for a healthy growth, both physical and mental. Children as they are immature in their thinking and way of reasoning; most of them still do not know what is good or bad and in most cases like trying things that are at times dangerous or considered bad behavior and unacceptable norms in the society they live in. This therefore calls for a close monitoring of their activities all the time, offering guidance to them, counseling them and showing them what is wrong and what is right. This also helps in preventing them from falling in danger or engaging in activities that risk their lives. Schooling can either be offered at home (homeschooling) done either by parents or tutors; or at educational...
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...In the article “ The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home” adapted from Daniel Weintraub’s work they talk about how parents have to take initiative when it comes to helping their kids watch their diet and weight. I agree with the author because if they want a healthy kids then they have to go out of their way to do so, no one else should have to be responsible for their health and diet, and also as a smart kid one should have responsibility in taking care of their own body. When a parent wants a healthy kid then they will take responsibility to do so. Feeding their kid unhealthy food is ok sometimes but not all of the time, especially if the kid is not active. For example, my parents let me eat junk food but when I eat it too much...
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...(streetdirectory.com, 1). Introducing my body paragraphs, I will be addressing why absent parents should pay child support, the effects of the children, and the struggles of a single parent. If the parent is present or not they should support their child/children. The government currently spends $500 million dollars per year chasing payments from absent parents, of whom 95 per cent are fathers (Rowena Mason, Telegraph July 13, 2012).If you are not taking the necessary precautions to prevent from bringing a child into the world, then by every means necessary you should help contribute to the care of that child. There is no excuse as to why you cannot get a job or a hustle to help out. I know that some people have ego's the size of a globe or their pride gets in the way of them getting a job at a restaurant, grocery store, mall and etc. However, when you bring a child into the world all of that should be put aside to help with the financial support of your child. The child did not ask to be here, you made the choice to bare responsibility for that child. If both parents are doing what they are suppose to do no child should be without clothes, shoes, shelter, food, water, lights and gas do to one or both parents neglect to uphold their obligations to that child/children. There are approximately 13.7 million single parents in the United States today, and those parents are raising 21.8 million children. The percentage rate of custodial parents is 84 per cent are...
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...utilize maids for household management and supervision of the children while both parents have full time jobs. In many situations, the maids will spend far more time with the children than both the parents. Thus, the management of children in Hong Kong is highly related to the amah in the family. There are certain requirements of maids before employment in Hong Kong: * 2/3 Weeks training of Chinese household management * Experience in managing children As most of employers are busy at work, the maid becomes a critical part in the family in taking care of the children during daytime. From school activities to playground, the maid has full responsibility to take care of the children. Management of Children in Philippines: Most of the population in Phillipines do not have maids. In the case where the mother is a maid in Hong Kong, then the grandparents or the father need to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of the children. Differences: In this part we analyze how the maid manages the children of her employer in Hong Kong, and how it would be different if she were managing her own children in the Philippines. In terms of the Filipino maid, we found two main differences. The first one is role shift. Whilst in Hong Kong maids must follow the style and instructions of managing the children prescribed by the employer. In...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay Rough Draft Unika Miles Gen/200 December 9th, 2013 Professor David Schemerhorn Personal responsibility for me is knowing what is expected of me within my personal life as well as knowing what is expected of me to succeed in school. Responsibility means taking care of my duties and being accountable for my actions. I understand that I have to take responsibility for everything that happens in my life and for everything that I want to happen that does not happen in my life. I also know that all actions have consequences whether they are good or bad. If I do not know and understand my personal responsibilities then it will be hard for me to prioritize what needs to be done and when. Personal responsibility is making sure that my kids are in good health because as their mother it is my responsibility as well as my duty. I have to make sure that they have the proper essentials that they need for everyday living. If my kids are not taken care of then I can not move forward in taking care of other things that need to be done. I have to make sure that my bills are paid to provide for me and my family. If the bills are not paid then we will not have the necessities that we need, like electricity, water, and heat. Also I have to make sure that me and my family have groceries because if we don‘t then we will not receive the nourishment that we need to remain healthy. I have to make sure that I get the right amount of rest so I will be well rested...
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...Responsibility Many people perhaps think they are very responsible, but do they really know the meaning of responsibility? Responsibility is the quality or state of being responsible that for which anyone is responsible, a duty, a charge or an obligation. Being responsible is when you make your own decisions. You think them through and decide for the right one. (Galatians 6:5) An example of responsibility can be as simple as doing your homework. If your case manager assigns you an assignment where you have to do research and type, you have to be responsible. First of all you have to do research on your own time. Then you have to be responsible enough to type it up and turn it in on time. If you slack off and don’t do what you were told to do, then that is you not being responsible.(Galatians 5:22-23) Another example might be you admitting responsibility. (1 John 1:19) You might have done something wrong, but you have to be responsible to admit it. You are willing to take risks, and you are not afraid of the consequences. The consequences might be bad or good, but you as a responsible person are willing to accept them. You have to make a big decision and really be honest on whether to accept it or not. One last example can be you as a mom or dad taking care of your family. This is a huge responsibility. Not only do you have to support them financially, but you also have to love them, nurture them and teach them how to be productive members of society. Parents have to educate...
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...now but for sure I’m planning on getting married in a couple of years and having kids in the future, I’m planning on having two to three kids maximum so I can provide them with a good life whether if its education wise, money wise, or family wise. In addition I want to balance between my family and give them the time they need and my career life to be a good mom who’s fair between her being a good mom and a successful women in her career. I believe that the mindset corporate America conducive to the type of work and family because most jobs have flexible schedules. Also they have holidays off, days off some of them have their weekends off let’s not forget the vacations that most jobs have for their employee for a week or two that are already paid for. However, all this depends on what kind of a job the person is having. Let’s say doctors most likely will not be able to spend a lot of time with their families as much as a business manager who could go in anytime and leave anytime. The United States should assist mothers and fathers during the mother’s pregnancy time. Some companies give the mother two months off work for maternity. The mother needs time to spend with her newborn and also to relax. That maternity time is for her to start balancing between doing whatever she used to do before and in addition having a new member in the family. Her time to realize that she has a new responsibility to take care of other than her house, husband,...
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...the streets. Darry cancels his plans to go to college. For example in the article “Alarming Number of Teens” states, “Many are going to work so they can make money to help their families.” Darry is doing the right thing and he is acting like a father figure. Darry is taking the responsibility of caring for his family after the crash. Also, “ On Average, what else teenagers earned made up almost a quarter of the money their families...
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...I would make this story the lead story because as the news director for the local television station I have a responsibility to the local public to keep them informed of news stories involving their town. Unlike the big networks, or the 24 hour all news stations who serve a worldwide audience, My local television station serves a local public who may depend on me to stay informed of any significant news stories that involve their town. Chances are the celebrity death story has already been broadcast on the big news networks as well as other forms of media like radio, and internet. So, as the news director in charge of the local news I would run the city parks closing story as the lead because not only is it my responsibility to run stories that involve the local population of my viewing area but it is my social responsibility as a journalist to report stories that are relevant to the viewers. I believe a city losing its parks would be more important to the local viewers then a celebrity death. I also believe the ratings would still be better because I would still cover the story about the celebrity death I just would not lead with it. I think some people would tune into the news broadcast to hear both stories. Most the local people would care about the three city parks being closed because that town is their home. Those parks could be where they take their kids, exercise, and have family picnics. Those parks are part of the local citizen’s everyday lives and the parks closing...
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